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The Mightiest

Submitted by RaoulTGIF on Fri, 01/24/2014 - 09:37

A LULLABY FOR TONIA

Last Friday night
our neighbor came knocking at our door. From the look in her face I knew
there was something wrong. She came home and found her mother lying in
the carpet floor. She didn't know what to do. We tried to get her to wake
up but from the sweat in her back I guessed she must have been reclined
for several hours. The paramedics came and rushed her to the hospital
but I knew she wouldn't make it. It was her first and last stroke. Two
days later, with tubes all over her frail body, she breathed her last.

Life is fleeting.
Tita Tonia (short for Antonia) was barely 65. She had so many plans. The
last time I saw her, she was preparing for her driving test.

The next morning I
woke up with a song in my head and I wrote it down. My wife and daughter
helped me tweak the song several times. When I played it to Tonia's daughter
she cried and said it was perfect. Now I've been asked to sing it during
the funeral service. I was hoping others could join me sing but none are
available so I will need to deliver the song alone. I've never done this
before. I know my fingers will be shaking and I know my voice will falter.
But I need to do this because of the message for those left behind. I
could use your prayers.

I'd like to share
this song with you. It's a lullaby called "Welcome, welcome home."
I hope you like it. I just taped it for you so it's really rough. CLICK
HERE

"I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord
has done." ---- Psalm 118:17

Wisdom
from Tom L of Pasadena, CA

To hear divine laughter, tell God your plans.

Thanks
to this week's winners:
Debbie of Moreno Valley; Norm of Arcadia, Tom J and Tom L of Pasadena;
Don of Kelowna, Peter Paul of S Pasadena, and Mike and Charlie of New
York.

A lion woke up one
morning feeling very rowdy and mean. He went out and cornered a small
monkey and roared, "Who is the mightiest of all jungle animals?"

The trembling monkey
said, "You are, mighty lion!"

Later, the lion confronted
a wildebeest and fiercely bellowed, "Who is the mightiest of all
jungle animals?"

The terrified wildebeest
stammered, "Oh great lion, you are by far the mightiest animal
in the jungle!"

On
a roll now, the lion swaggered up to an elephant and roared, "Who
is the mightiest of all jungle animals?"

Fast
as lightning, the elephant snatched up the lion with his trunk, slammed
him against a tree half a dozen times, making the lion feel like he
had been run over by a safari wagon. The elephant then stomped on
the lion until it looked like a corn tortilla, and ambled away.

Upon recovering consciousness,
the lion let out a moan of pain, lifted his head weakly and croaked, "Geez,
just because you didn't know the answer, you didn't have to get so pissed
off!"

Videos of the week: (click on the picture)

Dogs
+ Sticks + Small Openings = FailContributed
Charlie of New York

At last here's a video of REAL dogs --- dogs who
aren't very smart. This should make upi feel better if your pet
is ordinary.

Make Love Not WarContributed
by Peter Paul of S Pasadena

Axe is known for its racy commercials but this latest one has a
positive message. Wish they had more like this.

The
Way You Speak Can Tell Where You Come FromContributed
by Mike of New York

Remember Professor Higgins the speech spcialist in the play/movie
My Fair Lady? He claimed he could tell a person's origin by the
way he speaks. Well modern day Harvard students claim to have developed
this online test that does just that. I think it only works in the
USA. It gets pretty involved so do it if you have time to waste..

Cool
Way of Separating the Yoke of an EggContributed
by Debbie of Moreno Valley, CA

If you're into baking, this trick will come in handy. It's simple,
cheap and quick.

The
Clydesdale StoryContributed
by Tom R of Pasadena, CA

Believe it or not Budweisser spends millions to maintain their brand
of horses. I think I've only seen them once in my lifetime and they
are magnificent giants. This video gives the behind-the-scenes story
of a superbowl commercial a few years back.

Flash
Mob in Russia: Putting on the RitzContributed
by Charlie of New York

Who would have thought that in 2012 young people in Moscow would
put on a "flash mob" happening --- dancing to an 83 year
old American song, written by Irving Berlin, a Russian born American
Jew? Makes you feel like dancing.

Magical
Pictures from a Russian MomContributed
by Don of Kelowna, B.C.

One need not travel far to take that winning shot. Here are some
excellent photographs of kids by a Russian mother on their farm.